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.......-~† OK AT THIS POINT I AM READY TO BELIEVE.  †~-.......
......-~†% IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO LET GO AND START  %†~-......
.....-~†%£ TO TAKE IN WATER. THE BOAT WOULD BE      £%†~-.....
....-~†%£¤ SUBMERGED IN MINUTES, A SMALL LIST AT    ¤£%†~-....
...-~†%£¤£ FIRST BUT ONCE ENOUGH SEA HAS POURED     £¤£%†~-...
..-~†%£¤£@ IN, IT WOULD BE QUICK. THE BOAT ON ITS   @£¤£%†~-..
.-~†%£¤£@# WAY TO THE BOTTOM. ROPE AND BINS         #@£¤£%†~-.
..-~†%£¤£@ FLOATING.                                @£¤£%†~-..
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....-~†%£¤ ANYWAY - I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE     ¤£%†~-....
.....-~†%£ SPOTS MOVE. THEY'RE INSECTS OR           £%†~-.....
......-~†% SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    %†~-......
.......-~† SHIFT, THEY CRAWL, THEY GROW AND         †~-.......
........-~ SHRINK. THEY CONGREGATE                  ~-........
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.......... (I'M THINKING, I SHOULD GET A TATTOO     ..........
.......... GUN, DRAW CIRCLES AROUND THEM. TO SHOW   ..........
.......... THAT THEY DO INDEED MIGRATE ACROSS THE   ..........
.........- SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  -.........
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